That cost, some said, might be an even bigger deterrent to skiers than FAA restrictions.
Goglia didn't hedge in stating his opinion that the FAA let politics interfere with passenger safety.
According to the FAA, the system will make air travel faster, safer and cheaper.
"This smells, this really smells, " he said of the FAA's apparently lax oversight of Valujet before the crash.
Cessna is expecting to receive FAA certification for the new Citation X later this year.
The subject of FAA enforcement is coordinating a draft response with the inspector initiating the case?
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The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating what might have caused the crash.
Piscitell says his company's data was misinterpreted and he plans to refute the FAA's finding.
The previous FAA grounding in 1979 followed the terrible crash of the now-defunct DC-10 wide-body airliner.
The statement points out that many FAA air traffic control facilities are inside airport security areas.
Congress acted irresponsibly when it failed to extend the FAA authorization before its expiration.
"This is the FAA covering its tail through a giant media smokescreen, " he says.
In December 2010, Randy Babbit, FAA administrator, was a guest blogger for Fast Lane.
Here is what this means -- thousands of FAA workers being furloughed, including safety inspectors.
And the Guggenheim Airline ETF ( FAA) was an underperformer, falling about 3.4%.
Though little-known, contract towers are widely used by the FAA to manage air traffic.
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But the forced spending cuts, known as the sequestration, are also affecting FAA staff.
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The FAA strictly regulates who, where, when and why unmanned air craft will be flown.
The FAA gave Boeing the go-ahead to replace battery systems with a new design last week.
Licensing naturopaths is akin to the FAA licensing some guy with a bird suit.
The move came just four days after the FAA forced the grounding of ValuJet.
The Office of Special Counsel is investigating more cases of possible retribution against FAA whistleblowers.
The FAA says it won't comment on the specifics of the case until that report's released.
Last week, the FAA cleared Boeing to make fixes to the problematic battery system.
The FAA has ample legal discretion to protect core services but chose instead to maximize disruption.
If there were normal staffing levels, the FAA wouldn't have taken these actions, he said.
The FAA cowers like a sheriff in a town recently run over by the James Gang.
And that means -- and still maintain the levels of safety that the FAA does.
But sauce for the goose is apparently an open bar for the FAA gander.
The FAA has said it plans to revisit its drone rules over the next year.
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